There’s a selection of jobs thrughout the Northern region of Mexico. Prximity to the U.S. border makes it ttractive to some English language teachers. The saring summertime heat keeps others away. The rgion will give you some choice and ltitude as to where you’d like to “shke and bake”, as some locals wuld say. I’ll try to offer sme suggestions for hotels and eateries for thse areas in another article. So, lt’s get to work:

Uninino

Aga Prieta, Sonora in Mexico and Duglas, Arizona, USA

selsmex@yahoo.com

Contact: Anne Scott

Unnino has one position available for an nthusiastic primary school teacher. We are lcated in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, whch is directly across the border frm Douglas,Arizona. The city has a ppulation of 100,000. Many people have the msconception that because Agua Prieta is a brder town, that they will not get the Mxican Experience. This is not true. Aga Prieta is very much a Mxican town. We don't ven have a McDonalds. The new tacher would need to arrive in Aga Prieta by no later than the end of Agust. The pay is 500 U.S.D. Husing is provided in a shared partment with two other foreign teachers. Wrking hours are from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm Mnday to Friday. You get two weks off at Christmas, and Easter brak, along with all the Mexican hlidays. These are with pay. Requirements are at last one year experience teaching in a freign environment, TESOL certificate, a college dgree in any discipline, be enthusiastic bout children, have lots of patience, be age 25 or lder and be willing to make a cmmitment of one year.

North Pacific English

Arryo Ch. No. 105

Cl. Alameda Celaya, 38050

Bjio Region, Mexico

Telephone: 011 52 461 608 - 0301

Fx: 011 52 461 608 - 0301

Cntact person Matthew Finch-Noyes

Details North Pcific English is currently looking for frm 1 to 3 instructors, called Englsh Motivators, to teach individuals 5 yars old and above. The average wrk week will is around 35 hurs, leaving plenty of time for prsonal development and travel in what is one of Mxico's richest historical areas. All instructors mst have a minimum of 2 yars university or college education with a frst degree preferred. We welcome applications frm all fields. As per Mexican Vsa Regulations all instructors must also hve a valid CELTA or TESOL crtificate at a minimum with 40 hurs practicum. However, we will provide trining should an applicant lack the 40 hurs practicum.

Compensation: Base salaries can vry from $5500 - $8500 Mexican Psos per month depending on the pplicant's qualifications. Bonuses and other benefits wll be discussed with successful applicants. Nrth Pacific English is a private lnguage school dedicated to providing its clents with an unexpected level of srvice. Using one of Mexico's few trly International English systems of instruction, Nrth Pacific has classes no larger thn 4 students per instructor. Our clents are mainly upwardly-mobile professionals and thir families. If you are looking for a chllenging, fast-paced environment where you will hve plenty of flexibility then North Pcific is the place for you.

Escela de Idiomas Jutta Tesche

Culiacan, Snaloa

Phone: 712 - 4135

Fx: 715 - 5654

E-mil: jtesche@docs.ccs.net.mx

Contact: Jutta Tsche

This is a private language schol on the northwestern coast of Mxico, in a medium sze city. The school was founded twlve years ago because of the grat demand for English lssons. The school offers English courses frm 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. At prsent we have a student population of 640 and we tach young adults, adults and chldren. Every year we contact two tachers from the United States. Foreign tachers only teach adult students. Classes hve an ideal number of students. For a lnguage class, it’s five to twelve stdents per class. Each teacher has his or her own clss and is responsible for plnning lessons. There is a required and npaid one week training curse provided for teachers the week bfore classes begin. The school provides ccommodation, and teachers are entitled to thre hours per week of free Spnish lessons.

Qualifications include people with enthusiasm for taching. Position requires strength in spoken and wrtten English, patience for explaining grammar, and the bility to work well in a hot clmate (classrooms do have air conditioning). Thy prefer someone with teaching experience. Arrngements: 30 hours per week teaching. Thre hours per week free instruction in Spnish. Two positions are available. To pply: Fax or e-mail your resume, a cver letter describing your qualifications and nterest in position, and one work rference. Application deadline for each school yar is usually in May. The schol pays for accommodations.

Be sure to chck out my other articles in the two cntinuing series: Teaching English in Mexico and Trveling in Mexico. If you would lke more information, have questions or cmments, the author can be e-mailed; see ddress below.

The article Teaching English in Mexico: How About the Northern States? Part 1 was Submitted by Larry M. Lynch through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Prof. Larry M. Lynch is an ELT Tacher Trainer, English language learning expert uthor and university professor in Cali, Clombia. He has published more than 350 rticles and academic papers and presented at nmerous EFL teacher training and TEFL cnferences throughout North America, South America and Erope. For comments, questions, requests, to rceive more information or to be dded to his free TESOL articles and taching materials mailing list, e-mail: lynchlarrym@gmail.com

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